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therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on

thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what

hour I will come upon thee.” Revelation 3:3.

When the work of the investigative judgment

closes, the destiny of all will have been

decided for life or death. Probation is ended a

short time before the appearing of the Lord

in the clouds of heaven. Christ in the

Revelation, looking forward to that time,

declares: “He that is unjust, let him be unjust

still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy

still: and he that is righteous let him be

righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be

holy still. And, behold, I come quickly; and My

reward is with Me, to give every man

according as his work shall be.” Revelation

22:11, 12.

The righteous and the wicked will still be

living upon the earth in their mortal state—